Version History
Here you can find the changelog of Smart Launcher 6 since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-18.
The latest version is 6.4 and it was updated on soft112.com on 26 March, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 6.4 build 017
posted on 2024-03-18
What's New in This Update:
- Revamped search experience in the App Page (to enable it go to App Page Preferences -> Advanced Settings and turn off "Search apps by index")
- Renewed error-tolerant search algorithm
- The Weather Clock Widget now supports larger formats
- New UI to assign actions to SL gestures
- You can now turn Gray Scale mode on with a gesture
- Added Kagi as search provider
version 6.4 build 004
posted on 2024-01-15
Smart Launcher 6.4 is here!
- Photo Widget: You can now add any picture you want to your home screen.
- Themed Widgets: When enabled, all your Smart Widgets will adapt to match your system's color scheme.
- Automatic Backups: With this feature enabled, SL will automatically create backups at midnight.
- Editable Clock Fonts: Customize your clock with a selection of thousands of available fonts.
Follow us for updates:
https://twitter.com/SmartLauncher
https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/
version 6.4 build 006
posted on 2024-01-15
- Added Play Store, Youtube and Maps as providers in the search page;
- Fixed a bug that caused some icons to be updated when not necessary;
- Other minor fixes
- Updated translations
version 6.3 build 040
posted on 2023-12-08
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 040:
- The Wallpaper Cropper now includes a button to help you horizontally center your wallpaper with ease.
- The Calendar Widget now features a button to quickly create new events (only in the larger formats)
- Fixed a bug that slowed down icon loading in folders
- Fixed neutral tones on material palette
- Free users can now add up to 2 widget pages
- Bug fixes
SL 6.4 is close, read more: https://twitter.com/SmartLauncher/status/1729936234770842003
version 6.3 build 036
posted on 2023-12-08
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 036:
- Minor changes to improve the first start experience.
- The screenshot feature now draws the system bars according to the user settings.
Follow us on Twitter to stay updated: https://twitter.com/SmartLauncher
version 6.3 build 035
posted on 2023-11-13
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 035:
- Dynamic Calendar Icons: Now, the Google Calendar icon adapts to show the current day of the month*. 📅✨
- Perfect Wallpaper Placement: Pick any wallpaper from our gallery, and you'll be able to position it exactly the way you want. 🖼️👌
* Also other calendar apps are supported but only if the icon pack you are using providers dynamic calendar icons.
version 6.3 build 033
posted on 2023-10-23
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 033:
- Improvement: The new Classic Clock is now fully responsive.
- Fix: Backup files can now be opened from the file explorer.
- Fix: Deleting a category containing a folder will no longer result in loss of folder content.
version 6.3 build 032
posted on 2023-10-09
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 032:
- Vertical scroll in the Widget Stack is now correctly handled
- The wallpaper picker now handles vertical wallpapers better.
version 6.3 build 027
posted on 2023-10-02
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 027:
- Fixed an issue that caused folder to not be closed when returning to the home
- Included a system to reduce license verification issues
- Vertical scroll in the Widget Stack is now correctly handled
- The Music Player widget now adapts better to the available space
version 6.3 build 025
posted on 2023-09-24
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 025:
- Added haptic feedback when accessing vertical pages or triggering a gesture (follows OS settings).
- Enabled overscroll in the vertical pages.
- The launcher is now more responsive to scrolling.
- Icon colors have been updated to match Android 14.
- The search page can now find more SL settings.
- The home gesture is now handled better.
version 6.3 build 012
posted on 2023-09-13
Smart Launcher 6.3 Build 012:
- New compact calendar widget UI;
- Fixed widget resize on Android 14
- Improved animation on home screen item deletion;
- Fixed weather widget update;
- Fixed missing hidden items from the drawer;
version 6.3 build 004
posted on 2023-08-28
Smart Launcher 6.3 is here!
- Android 12 and lower now supports Themed Icons from 3rd party icon packs
- Fixed a few bugs
The update includes other new features and improvements:
Full changelog: https://docs.smartlauncher.net/changelog/6.3
version 6.3 build 002
posted on 2023-07-27
Smart Launcher 6.3 is here!
- New Weather Widget, a multi-page widget that displays forecasts for today, the next few hours, and the upcoming days.
- Themed Icons, compatible with any Android version
- You can now search in Shortcuts, Files, Settings and Calendar Events
- Free fall, a new home screen animation (requires Android 12 or higher)
The update includes other new features and improvements:
Full changelog: https://docs.smartlauncher.net/changelog/6.3
version 6.2 build 038 patch 1
posted on 2023-07-05
version 6.2 build 038
posted on 2023-06-16
Build 038
- Various fixes and optimizations.
version 6.2 build 036
posted on 2023-06-01
Build 036
- Fixed cropped notifications badges in the Icon Group widget
- Fixed a few rare bugs that caused occasional crashes
- Updated translations
version 6.2 build 025
posted on 2023-05-05
Build 025
- Fixed an issue where the folder icons were being displayed with a background even if the user had disabled the relative option.
- Addressed a rare issue that caused the weather icon to be displayed in the incorrect location on the clock widget.
version 6.2 build 014
posted on 2023-04-26
Build 014
- Fixed: calendar widget not showing any event after being added
- Fixed: The Google Message app is now recognized again as messaging app
Smart Launcher 6.2 is here! 🔥
- Widget Stack, organize multiple widgets together and then swap between them.
- Improved gesture support
- New home screen animations
version 6 build 045
posted on 2022-04-29
This update introduces some fixes and some important under-the-hood changes to get SL6 ready for the new built-in widgets:
- Restored support for SL3 themes;
- Fixed a bug that caused distorted icons in the app page;
- Updated translations;
- Fixed weather not updating issue;
version 6 build 041
posted on 2022-03-26
On January 30th Smart Launcher was hit by a bug that required everyone to update the app from the Play Store, even if a new update was not available.
We are terribly sorry about the issue and the inconvenience this caused to our users.
This update definitely fixes the issue.
version 6 build 039
posted on 2022-01-30
Following your feedback, this update re-introduces in SL6 two old features:
- Popup folders are back and feature a more modern design and animation! (Preferences -> Global appearance -> Folder -> disable "Immersive folder");
- Bottom buttons can now be shown again over the new grid (Preferences -> Home page -> Bottom buttons);
- Various bugs fixed;
Remember you can still add the layouts Flower, Arch, and Honeycomb by adding a new widget and selecting "Icon Group".
version 6 build 038
posted on 2022-01-02
Smart Launcher 6 is finally available!💣
. We worked on this update for more than a year and a half, focusing on some of the most popular requests of our community. We hope you will appreciate the new exciting features of this update!
Read the announcement here: https://blog.smartlauncher.net/sl6-is-here-to-be-the-best-fa42cc0d92e5
version 5.5 build 053
posted on 2021-12-25
A maintenance update, while we wait for SL6 🎉
SL6 is expected before the end of the year, it will include a revolutionary grid system with free icon positioning and a refreshed UI ✨
Finally, SL6 will be a free update! You can purchase SL5 today and access all the features of SL6 when it will be released. The same will happen if you purchased SL5 in the past.
Changelog:
- Fixed an issue relative to widgets on Android 12
version 5.5 build 052
posted on 2021-10-28
- Fixed a bug that caused duplicated icons on One Plus/Oppo/Readme devices;
- Some screens have been optimized to better work on small displays;
version 5.5 build 050
posted on 2021-09-14
- Fixed a bug that caused duplicated icons on One Plus/Oppo/Readme devices;
- Fixed a bug that caused app icons to not be refreshed after enabling/disabling built-in apps;
version 5.5 build 049
posted on 2021-07-23
- Following a request from the Google Play policy team, downloadable themes are not accessible anymore in-app. You can still download and apply any theme from Google Play Store, they will just be available to download from the app itself.
version 5.5 build 045
posted on 2021-05-03
SL5 Build 45
- The News page is now available in Czech, Hungarian, Marathi, and Telugu;
- Fixed a bug that caused the shortcut picker to load forever;
- Fixed a bug that caused the wrong result to be picked in the search bar;
version 5.5 build 040
posted on 2021-02-28
- altered behavior: hidden apps are not visible in search results by default
- new: support for working profile widgets.
-minor improvements and bug fixed
version 5.5 build 037
posted on 2021-02-08
- The wallpaper picker now shows the author's name when you download a wallpaper. If you want, you can click the name to discover more about that author or to download similar wallpapers;
- The news panel now shows more news and faster;
- Updated translations;
version N/A
posted on 2020-12-31
- Samsung system icons now work as adaptive icons (you may need to reset your icon pack in order to see any change).
- Fixed a bug that caused some rockchip products to crash at the app start.
- Other minor bugs fixed.
version N/A
posted on 2020-11-27
SL 5.5 is finally here!
- Scrollable categories
- Editable themes
- Customizable fonts
- Wallpaper parallax
- Resizable icon labels
Build 34
- Folders have now a more modern look and animations.
- If you set folder columns number on "Auto", the system will automatically select the best arrangement depending on the icons in the folder.
version N/A
posted on 2020-10-10
SL 5.5 is finally here!
- Scrollable categories
- Editable themes
- Customizable fonts
- Wallpaper parallax
- Unificable icon appearance for home page & app page
- Resizable icon labels
- New color picker
- Reorganized preferences
- 5 new adaptive shapes
- Picked pictures are adapted to adaptive shapes
- New menu to access all the premium features
Build 31
- bufix
version N/A
posted on 2020-10-02
build 43
- Performance improvement: Start-up time is now 50% shorter
- Fixed a bug that was causing unexpected behaviors during the loading of the Google feed
- Fixed a bug that caused the next panel to never work in Indonesia
- While modifications are locked, the launcher prevents apps to be uninstalled using the search page.
- Other minor changes.
version N/A
posted on 2020-06-02
SL 5.4 Build 36
- Fixed a bug that caused some misbehavior when launching certain apps from the home screen.
- Fixed a performance issue that caused some wait before opening the wallpaper screen;
- Fixed a problem that caused manually edited icons to look slightly different from others;
- Icons in the home screen are now updated faster;
A major update is in the works. For more details read here: https://bit.ly/3c9pgNt
version N/A
posted on 2020-06-01
build 34
- Fixed a bug that caused some icon to not be properly loaded
- Fixed Samsung widgets resize
build 32
- Improved integration with Icon Pack Studio 2
- Improved memory management.
- Improved Google Panel integration.
- Shortcut icons are now correctly rendered.
- Fixed a bug that caused differently sized icons in the drawer at the same time.
- SL is now more accurate when communicates widgets dimensions (useful for resizable widgets).
version N/A
posted on 2020-05-05
- Improved integration with Icon Pack Studio 2
- Improved memory management.
- Improved Google Panel integration.
- Shortcut icons are now correctly rendered.
- Fixed a bug that caused differently sized icons in the drawer at the same time.
- SL is now more accurate when communicates widgets dimensions (useful for resizable widgets).
version N/A
posted on 2020-05-01
- Some improvements relative to the News page;
- Fixed a bug relative to Wallpaper blur;
version N/A
posted on 2020-03-30
Build 29
- some minor improvement relative to wallpapers, themes and performances
- NEW - Added two options to the screenshot tool
version N/A
posted on 2020-02-24
- fixed weather issues. The old, deprecated Google weather API has been replaced by premium weather APIs, available to all our users for free. No action is required to set the new weather API in SL.
- fixed incompatibility issues with older android versions
- updated translations
version N/A
posted on 2020-01-25
- We fixed some issues relative to the Honeycomb and Arch layouts. They are now considered stable.
- The Honeycomb layout is available also to free users!
You can access the honeycomb layout from Preferences -> Home screen -> Layout -> Layout
- Custom fonts are now better supported
- When you apply a theme, now you can apply its wallpaper also to the lock screen.
- Fixed a few bugs which caused SL to crash while adding shortcuts or using the search functionality.
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-29
Build 012
- fixed bug that caused SL to crash on some devices;
- improved adaptive icons support;
SL 5.4 is here!
Over 40000 lines of code have been changed and most part of the launcher has been migrated to Kotlin.
- You can now create folders and smart folders in the App page (FP required)
- You can enable notifications for icons in the App page (FP required)
- Biometric API to protect apps on Android 10
Full changelog:
https://docs.smartlauncher.net/changelog/5.4
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-16
Build 011
- fixed but that caused SL to crash on some devices
SL 5.4 is here!
Over 40000 lines of code have been changed and most part of the launcher has been migrated to Kotlin.
- You can now create folders and smart folders in the App page (FP required)
- You can enable notifications for icons in the App page (FP required)
- Biometric API to protect apps on Android 10
Full changelog:
https://docs.smartlauncher.net/changelog/5.4
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-12
SL 5.4 is here!
Over 40.000 lines of code have been changed and most part of the launcher has been migrated to Kotlin.
- You can now create folders and smart folders in the App page (FP required)
- You can enable notifications for icons in the App page (FP required)
- Free users can add a second widget to the Home page
- Support for Android 10 gesture navigation
- Biometric API to protect apps on Android 10
- New folder design
Full changelog:
https://docs.smartlauncher.net/changelog/5.4
version N/A
posted on 2019-12-11
build 20
- Fixed a bug that caused SL to crash when editing icons
build 19
- Added an integration required by the upcoming Icon Pack Studio version;
- Bugfixes and updated translations
build 18
- Fixed an issue that prevented backups to be visible in the backup screen;
- Fixed an issue that caused the home screen widgets to disappear in certain circumstances;
- Fixed an issue that caused icons to be added more than once to the home screen;
version 10,000,000+
posted on 2019-08-11
build 016
- The notification listener service is now restarted when it is killed by the system
- Fixed navigation bar color issue on some devices
- Multi-thread optimization
- Fixed a problem that prevented the new version of SL Bridge to work with SL
- Updated translations
version 10,000,000+
posted on 2019-08-05
- Ambient theme is now refreshed when live wallpapers change;
- Target SDK version upgraded to Q;
- Improved animation when you open a Google Now content;
- The news in the News page now reports the right publication time;
- Fixed an issue that caused the same icon to be added multiple times to the home screen;
Other minor fixes
version 10,000,000+
posted on 2019-07-22
Build 9:
Fixed a bug that prevented access to hidden apps;
Fixed a bug that caused the clock to not be refreshed;
Fixed a bug related to pictures picked from the gallery;
Smart Launcher 5.3
Full changelog: https://bit.ly/2YbwyNx
Feedback or suggestions? Join our community at https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher
version Varies with device
posted on 2019-07-12
Build 050
- Bug fixes and optimizations
- Fixed an issue that caused the wrong search engine to be used;
Build 048
- Rounded widgets! This option will uniform the style of all your widgets. Enable it in Preferences → Widget page
- New design for the backup activity;
- New design for the theme/lock screen activities;
- Faster picture loading the News page;
- Migration to the new code shirker (R8);
version N/A
posted on 2018-02-06
- Improved migration process
- Updated translations
- Performance tweaks
version N/A
posted on 2016-10-17
Full changelog here: https://goo.gl/lekM8i,3.22,- New icon picker with icon suggestions,- New color picker,- Selectable font for the drawer icons,- Widget picker is now much faster,- Install a font just by opening a ttf or otf file,- Restore a backup just by opening a .slbk from file explorer,- "Dark statusbar icons" works on Huawei phones,- Many improvements for the search bar,- Animated gestures,- updated translated especially for Indonesian and Hebrew